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title: Gossip at the barbecue: "Did you see who's not here? After what he s… — Gran, cousins and the whole wide family · tree and pragmatics
description: Gossip at the barbecue: "Did you see who's not here? After what he said at the funeral, can you blame them?" What is being said? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 17 «Gran, cousins and the whole wide family» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Test 4 · ★ · Gran, cousins and the whole wide family

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Gossip at the barbecue: "Did you see who's not here? After what he said at the funeral, can you blame them?" What is being said?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Gossip, you · **What happens:** see, not be, say, blame · **To what, where:** funeral, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 17 «Gran, cousins and the whole wide family» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family/#t4).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Gossip at the barbecue: "Did you see who's not here?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family:t4:1
# text = Gossip at the barbecue: "Did you see who's not here?
1	Gossip	gossip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	barbecue	barbecue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | past · do-support | Gossip at the barbecue |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | here *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* After what he said at the funeral, can you blame them?"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family:t4:2
# text = After what he said at the funeral, can you blame them?"
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	blame	blame	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Gossip |  |  | the funeral |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **blame** | can | you | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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*Sentence 3:* What is being said?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family:t4:3
# text = What is being said?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A relative is ill in hospital and could not come

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family:t4:o1:1
# text = A relative is ill in hospital and could not come
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a relative |  |  | hospital |  | ill *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **come** | could | a relative *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A relative was left out after hurtful words

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family:t4:o2:1
# text = A relative was left out after hurtful words
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	hurtful	hurtful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave out** | past · passive |  | a relative |  |  | after hurtful words |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A relative has gone on holiday abroad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family:t4:o3:1
# text = A relative has gone on holiday abroad
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · perfect | a relative |  |  | holiday |  | abroad *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on holiday=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A relative is late because of traffic

```conllu
# sent_id = question:adult-life:17-gran-cousins-and-the-whole-family:t4:o4:1
# text = A relative is late because of traffic
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	relative	relative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a relative |  |  |  |  | because traffic; late *property* | tree rules |

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